Monthly Archives: March 2013

Last day in KK

Posted on March 17, 2013 by revthreads

Well we arrived back in Kota Kinabalu on Saturday late afternoon and checked into the Best Western Kinabalu Daya hotel, bit of luxury before we head home. As we had discovered that we had a full day and extra night … Continue reading →

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Bako, Bako – Day in the jungle

Posted on March 15, 2013 by revthreads

Yesterday it was up, shower, breakfast and off to the bus stop to meet a couple we had met the previous day and to travel to Bako National Park together. Again we chose the public transport option, the big red … Continue reading →

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Orangutans – from a little bit perfect to OMG perfect!

Posted on March 14, 2013 by revthreads

After a light breakfast at the backpackers it was time to head out and find the local bus so that we could visit Semonggoh Nature Reserve to see if we could see any orangutans. Originally we had planned Sepilok, but … Continue reading →

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Kuching

Posted on March 13, 2013 by revthreads

So we have made it to Kuching and its quite different to Kota Kinabalu, very quiet at night! It was dinner time by the time we got to our backpackers so it was over to Johns Place for jungle fern … Continue reading →

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Seahorses are real!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by revthreads

Yesterday we did our last diving day for the trip,it was pick up as the usual day and speedboat across to Gaya. This time there were a few familiar faces from the day previous so there was a quick catch … Continue reading →

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Finding Nemo and other amazing stuff!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by revthreads

Well I really did need a good nights sleep after yesterday, I was knackered! After a hearty breakfast we were picked up by Downbelow Divers and taken to the jetty for a boat ride over to The dive shop at … Continue reading →

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Fireflies and monkey’s just a little bit perfect!

Posted on March 10, 2013 by revthreads

I figured as tomorrow is a full on day I would chill out with my cup of tea and write about today! After a slow start and a good breakfast we took a stroll around the Sunday markets, it was … Continue reading →

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Love it when a plan comes together – KK

Posted on March 10, 2013 by revthreads

Don’t you love it when funny things happen, I found out yesterday Alan had a couple of buttons on the inside of the back of his jocks, he’d never noticed them before but with the heat he certainly did now. … Continue reading →

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Kota Kinabalu – day 1

Posted on March 8, 2013 by revthreads

So I am sat out on the deck no-one else is up and about yet so it’s very peaceful! It took a while for it to sink in that we were actually in Borneo yesterday, we were running on very … Continue reading →

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Borneo Bound

Posted on March 7, 2013 by revthreads

Well finally the day is here and we are sat in Brisbane international airport, which incidentally is just about empty. We are already for a fun filled holiday. Our first stop is Kota Kinabalu for some down time before the … Continue reading →

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